Supreme Court adjourns Atiku, Obi’s appeals

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The appeals challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election has been adjourned by the Supreme Court.

A date for the judgement would be communicated to all the parties, according to the apex court.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election but Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) had rejected the result of the presidential elections an challenged the outcome at the tribunal.

The duo challenged the election result alongside candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) but the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal struck out their appeals.

The trio filed appeals at the Supreme Court, which heard the matter on Monday.

However, Chukwuma Umeh, APM counsel, applied to withdraw the suit after the apex court failed to grant its request to void Tinubu’s election.

But the PDP and LP continued with their cases.

Justice John Okoro who leads the 7-member panel of justices, adjourned the appeals after the lawyers of respective parties argued their respective cases.

“This appeal is reserved for judgement until a date to be communicated to parties,” Okoro held.

 



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